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BUSINESSES UNDER TWO YEARS OLD

SBA lenders that fund brand-new businesses in Michigan

Over the last five years 3,572 SBA loans in Michigan went to businesses under two years old, 28% of every approval in the state (4 points below the national rate). 2,128 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.

Loans to new businesses
3,572
last 5 years
Lenders that said yes
199
active in Michigan
Median approval
$171K
$50K – $493K typical
Typical term
12 yr
96% were 7(a)

The 15 most active startup lenders in Michigan

Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in Michigan. The percentage is how much of their Michigan lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.

1
Columbus, OH
New-business loans
1,574
Share of their MI lending
26%
Typical loan
$167K
Last approval
Mar 2026
2
Sparta, MI
New-business loans
104
Share of their MI lending
27%
Typical loan
$661K
Last approval
Mar 2026
3
De Graff, OH
New-business loans
90
Share of their MI lending
83%
Typical loan
$278K
Last approval
Mar 2026
4
Fishers, IN
New-business loans
87
Share of their MI lending
60%
Typical loan
$1.4M
Last approval
Feb 2026
5
Cleveland, OH
New-business loans
79
Share of their MI lending
66%
Typical loan
$426K
Last approval
Mar 2026
6
Oxford, MI
New-business loans
61
Share of their MI lending
44%
Typical loan
$454K
Last approval
Mar 2026
7
Michigan City, IN
New-business loans
55
Share of their MI lending
36%
Typical loan
$437K
Last approval
Mar 2026
8
Traverse City, MI
New-business loans
35
Share of their MI lending
42%
Typical loan
$300K
Last approval
Mar 2026
9
San Diego, CA
New-business loans
28
Share of their MI lending
51%
Typical loan
$122K
Last approval
Mar 2026
10
Elizabethton, TN
New-business loans
25
Share of their MI lending
86%
Typical loan
$566K
Last approval
Jan 2026
11
Osage Beach, MO
New-business loans
22
Share of their MI lending
71%
Typical loan
$398K
Last approval
Dec 2025
12
South Bend, IN
New-business loans
22
Share of their MI lending
51%
Typical loan
$187K
Last approval
Jan 2026
13
Farmington Hills, MI
New-business loans
22
Share of their MI lending
39%
Typical loan
$563K
Last approval
Mar 2026
14
Warwick, RI
New-business loans
20
Share of their MI lending
56%
Typical loan
$2.4M
Last approval
Feb 2026
15
Chelsea, MI
New-business loans
20
Share of their MI lending
53%
Typical loan
$477K
Last approval
Mar 2026
Ranked from public SBA approvals, not from lender marketing. Being listed is not an endorsement or a promise of approval, and no lender can pay to appear here.